Interesting news and stories translated into English from Japan and the Japanese-language internet.
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A group of women block access to final round of debates on the controversial security bill claiming sexual harassment if they are touched; responses from 2ch.net.34 -
Tokyo police arrest a musician in his forties following series of arson incidents on JR East network that caused chaos for commuters; responses from mixi netizens. -
Three college students are arrested after stealing a high-class sports car and entering into a race that they eventually won; Yahoo! and 2ch netizens amused. -
An ice-cream in the shape of the face of Tojo Hideki, a former Japanese PM who was executed as a war criminal after WWII goes on sale in China; netizen responses. -
Sano Kenjiro, designer of the logo for the Tokyo Olympics, will have the use of his design canceled at an upcoming committee meeting; netizens say it's about time. -
A recent article on mixi News questions whether working hours in Japan are too long after the issue trended on 2ch; mixi netizens think hard work is necessary. -
A group of university students from Tokyo go on hunger strike outside the Diet to protest the enactment of Abe's security-bill; 2ch netizens mock and ridicule them. -
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The LDP invites Japanese teenagers to give their opinion on whether or not the legal age for drinking in Japan should be lowered from 20 to 18; Yahoo! responds. -
Former boxer cuts off lawyer's genitals after his wife claimed she had been raped, but it later transpired that the pair had been having an affair; 2ch responds. -
A 45-year old man is arrested by Osaka Police for the murder of 13-year old Hirata Natsumi as the body of her friend Hoshino Ryoto is also found; mixi responds. -
Tokyo Olympics logo designer Sano Kenjiro is hit with further allegations of plagiarism over Oota museum logo design; 2ch netizens find Sano guilty as charged. -
The Sankei Shimbun reports on a mother arrested for attempted murder after she attacked her daughter with a kitchen knife in argument over rice-topping; responses. -
The Hiroshima Carps baseball team dedicate their match on August 6 to the memory of the 1945 atomic bomb and to lasting peace for Japan; Yahoo! netizens touched. -
'Attack On Titan' director Higuchi Shinji lashed out on Twitter against film critic who gave his movie a low score, and his post went viral. 2ch netizens amused. -
Marine biologists at Kindai University announced they have developed an eel-flavored catfish for use as an alternative ingredient for cooking; netizens respond. -
The actor Izumi Masayuki, known for roles in Kamen Rider 555 and Kasousen no Onna has died aged 35, leaving many fans shocked and saddened by his death; responses. -
LDP politician Muto Takaya calls anti-war student protesters selfish on Twitter for not wanting to go to war, tweet goes viral; responses from Yahoo! Japan.
